“There will be no Islamic State in Nigeria” – FG believes Boko Haram is weak and desperate

by Ranti Joseph

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Federal government on Tuesday, March 10, stated that Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State group was a sign of weakness and a result of pressure on the jihadist militants by Nigeria and its allies.

This was disclosed in a statement by the National security spokesman Mike Omeri, who called the pledge an act of desperation which comes at a time when Boko Haram is suffering heavy losses.

The Islamists’ leader Abubakar Shekau made the announcement in an audio message on Saturday night after months of indications that Boko Haram was seeking a formal tie-up.

Troops from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger have claimed a series of successes against the militants since last month, pushing them out of captured territory in northeast Nigeria.

The operation is designed to secure and stabilise the region in time for Nigerian general elections, which were postponed by six weeks from February 14 to March 28.

Omeri said that the four-nation coalition force was rooting out Boko Haram out of its strongholds and degrading its combat abilities.

“Boko Haram is on the way to being eliminated. No foreign extremists can or will change this fact –- as long as the Nigerian military continues to receive cooperation and commitment from its citizens and allies. There will be no Islamic State in Nigeria, the only state that will exist is the united Federal Republic of Nigeria,” Omeri said.

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